Lubricating device.



C. ZEHK. LUBRICATING DEVICE.

APPLICATION nnen/JULY 31.7.1913.

' Patent-'ed Apr. 25,1916.

IvoI 24' III." III! IIA ( ia f4 HHH Il.

. i ifisogior.

`1(` le\'eland.1r in tlie' coiiiit' ot'l Cuyahoga-:and St-ate' of Ohio. ha ve invented a certain new vand'lisi-.iliil linpi'oveinent'in Liibricating Dej .VesQ of whicliltlie following is a full, olea" f j to thi accompanying drawings.

from Athe body. "i f `i5- are summarized in` the claims.

0.A Refciringfto the, parts shown i by numerals,

ai'ticle.. This base portionuis showiias'having:i'boije` 11'. a liottoiiipi'i'it 12. and an up?y l right .wall l at14.. f Y. .t n .f 'QOfin'dicates the cap screwing into the wall y1&3 by means oi" external threads ('21 'onr the cap. n '.I j )10j f Q3 isia plunger.,within the cap, and 24: a

...and threaded into thel plunger.` ,wherebyy the i ypliingdi'eij may .be'caiisedz to travel in. the cap 'To lock the capto the base. 'l provide ai spi'fiiiQ'-l())within the base. and seciired'to itr and haring ,a vprojection 3l adapted to cofact withfnotches 27 on the vlower edge oi: the cap; The spring' isin the forni lof -avaslier linilapteilto receive a meiiibeito seciii'eitvto lo'sollxa z'iaRKQ QFI'CLVEILAND. oH'o. vAssIciNoIi.'isYA MESNE AssiGNM -i l' WBOWEN, o.Fnonnina.,NEWy YORK.V

Applicvativon'ffled v.Tiivly1.1111913;

" and :exact 'des-cripiion'. referencer being fha The inijentionrisv concerned particularly Y with the meansl Jf'oi' holding` the spring look.v r\\'.li e. iel)y itfvmay he easily piitin .place/and 1 .fa new springeasiliY siibstitiitedin case-of rllie intention. is hereinafter more fullyr xpla-inedvand .the essential elnira'cteijist-icsfy -vIii tliediaii'i'nt'. Figure 1 is' a side eleva.` p f tion ot' a ,spring bolt embodying!` in v. inven-y `fftio n: Figui' is'aflongitiidinal central section ding' screw: Fig. 4. is a vperspective.

' "have greatl)7 increased the.effective..lifefof vthellubricating device.

u il() fii'idicates.the.baseportion; which may be 1: a boltfoi-tlie hodyot' agrease lciip. orfsiinilan T claiin isi f l'. In a lubricating"device,

tion of a base and a cap screw threaded "together. ofa lockngpart carried` by the` base I f and coactingfwith the lower edge'of thefca'p.

j and inea ns for attaching the rlocking.part. to the base, Said ymeans extending into-the bore ot' thebase,` substantially as andV for the purii'hich. is internall)T threadedV jiiing'scijew vjoiiriialed inthe top of the vcapfl i 50 liavingii ciit oiit portion 32 to enable'the'rib Y ffypaits to spring freely,y lThrough the cen-1 if, tralr i'ioitioii of the washer is an opening i325 I LUBRIcgiT'INGDVICE. 1

I thexbase. The lmeniber.wliichl seciii'esf the .rmgSa sepalelc.ithii iible 40.' which-Visv d into an enlarged-portionof tlie bore l. n andlias a tia'ngeflflbrei-hangingl theceiiti'al "portion ot'. tlliewi'isher. i l

v l y "lhe'opeii' he waslieiA 33 ,is .pret'ei'abhvr angriilar.l A. at 35. lia ving inwa i'dlyv proj ectingr point that. wheiithe thiinble il) is kflanged dowi EMS 1T@ GEORGEL down d movement. .biit fagaiiist anyv rotative slightly engaging it.vv

movement. bv ineansof these. .points- 35' 'Byiseciiring the .spring to the hase b in means of. the separate.tliiinbles +0 with thefff."

iipper end outii'ardly" bent and foi-ced onto vthe. spring. I not .only provide' a very efvfectii'e'sciiringot the spring; tothe base,` hiit Ialso provide easy ineans for replaclocked elfectivebvto thebasc against iipand i ing the spring in caseoi" breakage.. In'siiclrf `ca`s`e, itis onl)7 necessaryto bore out or other` yiviseiremove the thiinble. `rwhich is preferabl v Yot coinparatii'eli7 sott metal, and then put a" new thin'ible through a' new` spring. `AS the spi'iiigsare rnecessa i1l v the parts of theciip Y which 'give ont. Vmost often, it will be seen., `;-thatbylinaking the tlinnble separate, ena# blingthe replacement ot' brokcnfspringis;'l

Having thiis described' in)1 intention, what' the co'i'nbinapose set forth.

. 2.' lubricating' devicegfthe. combination of'a base Vand the cap screw-fitted together. ot a lock-ing' part carried by the base and co- .ac'ting' directl \7 with the annular Wall ofthe cap. said rpartoverlyingtlie iippei face of .fand for the purpose described.

3. In.a liibrici'iting device. 'the combination. withv a base portion 'and acapportion screw threadedtogether. ofa si'ningvcarried by .one ot' said members` and `coacting withr notches in the other, and a thinible passing through said opening into the bore of the ingr it to its member.

4. In a lubricating device of the character described, the combination of a base portion having a bore, a cap screw threaded to the base, a washer-like spring designed to coact with the edge of the cap and having an opening, and a thimble extending through said opening into the bore of the base for holding the spring thereto.

In a lubricating device of the character described, the combination of a base having a bore, a. cap screw-threaded to the base and having a notched edge, a spring having a projection designed to coact with said edge and having an opening, and a flanged meni-v bore,

ber extending through the opening of the spring and occupying the bore of the base for locking the spring thereto.

(. The combination of a base having a a washer-like spring having an opening adapted to aline with the bore, a flanged thinible occupying the bore and extending over the spring, the opening of the spring occupied b v the thirnble being roughened or serrated, and a cap coacting with the spring and base.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto ailix 111) signature in tbe'presenoe oi' tivo witnesses.

OSCAR ZERK.

\Vitnesses:

BRENNAN B. \Vnsfr, ALBERT H. BATES. 

